The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-10
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shrieked, 4 must go. He will be

always hanging. But the fever had
not returned. Alas! 1 knew too well
what was saying. | arosefrom the
bed in spite of all opposition dressed
myself and took the next train for
Richmond. did not telegraph be-
fore leaving New York. What was
the use. Seating myself in the cars
leaned my head wearily on the softly
cushioned back and was soon asleep.
There was a terrible shock, followed
by shrieks and total darkness. 1t was
a collision of trains, and I barely es-
capped with my life. AS I struggled
from the ruins I saw man lying
with frighttul injuries. placed him
in an easy position and sat by him
until he could be CARED to a house
near by.
"Don't leave me friend" he said as
he was placed upon a litter hastily
constructed, and walked by his side
The doctor soon came and told me the
man must die iu few hours, maybe
minutes, and then l could not leave
him until death came, and it would
necessarily take many hours to start
another train.
Miserable and wretched | sat by
the man and almost envied him, as he
would soon be at rest. [ now blamed
myself that l had not telegraphed from
New York. The man reused from q
short slumber, and said: "I was think
ing of her." All! poor fellow, I thought
thinking of your wife who you will
never see again; but his next words
were startling.
81 have something on my con-
science, and [ must tell it before I
die. Have you ever heard of Culver
ius' trial?''
"Heard of it; [ live in Richmond"
I was amazed almost beyond the pow
er of speech.
"Well," said the dying man, "Clu-
verius was not the father of that mur-
dered girls child-that sin is upon
my conscience. / am the man calling
himself Monroe Parker, and [ was at
the camp meeting with Lillian Mad-7
ison, and | betrayed her by false
promise of marriage, Tor l have a
wife and child living in Germany. /
| deceiyed the poor girl, my love for
her was a guilty love, but hers for me
was pure and she was pure woman
pure as the angels are. The mar
riage ceremony between us took place
in Washington city, and we lived to-
| gether as man and wife three weeks in
Fairfax county. You see [ wanted
to be secret about it, and as we'll as [
had my plans laid, a letter found its
way to me from my wife threatening
to come to America, and | became
alarmed and told Lillian my father
was dying, and so [ parted from her,
her but as | thought forever. saw
her, though, in Richmond on the 18th
of March and went with her to all
the places where Cluverius has been
traced with her. She fancied me
= much like Cluverius and called me
Cousin Iommie, and |, having much
, to fear from my wife, encouraged her
E to call me Cousin Tommie | swear |
I had no other motive.
, The dying man told me a greai
y deal, all of which [ have not put
a down here because, to put my story
in proper shape, / put it all down in
writing poor Lillian's life The man
: was weakening rapidly, and as Sc
. much talking was great exertion
did not spare. Had he spared Lillian:
!. !. And had he spared Cluyerius? HI
= was on his way to Richmond, he said
to see Cluverius hung.
"The watch key found at the reser
voir, Joel swore he mended it for Clu
! verius," 1 said. "Joel never saw thai
e watchkey. I gave it to Lillian my
i self. 1t was an old German watcl
. key. Cluverius killed Lillian Madi
( son, though, killed her to save tn
v honor of his family. l attended tn
o trial every day and heard the evi
r dence, he certainly killed her. | wa:
+ the old man at the American Hotel
n and / saw Cluverius there for the fIs
= times and 1 am like him. And tha
detective Wren, who thinks himsel
n so smart, searched everywhere for tn,
). old man and | used to rub by him ev
It cry day
n 1 shouted aloud, "Cluverius dic
J. not kill her. The murderer has beer
found out" But the words were to,
late. They fell upon dead ears.
i A train came at last and | was frs
,e to get on. "You will try to make u
d for lost time, captain l hope said
n The track has been injured by th
E late heavy SHOWS, and we must NOV
IS cautiously" replied the captain Th
:, cool answer M c't II q
II | would be toe
- j.
N The foregoing is the substance {
to Mr.. Leigh's story. He did not reac
d Richmond until . o'clock in the a
y, ternoon of the next day-four houi